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Amino Acid 3 Letter Codes and Polarity Flashcards

1
Q

Asp

A

Aspartic Acid
negative charge, polar

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2
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Glu

A

Glutamic Acid
negative charge, polar

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3
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Arg

A

Arginine
positive charge, polar

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4
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Lys

A

Lysine
positive charge, polar

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5
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His

A

Histidine
positive charge, polar

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6
Q

Asn

A

Asparagine
uncharged polar

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7
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Gln

A

Glutamine
uncharged polar

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8
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Ser

A

Serine
uncharged polar

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9
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Thr

A

Threonine
uncharged polar

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10
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Tyr

A

Tyrosine
uncharged polar

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11
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Ala

A

Alanine
nonpolar

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12
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Gly

A

Glycine
nonpolar

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13
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Val

A

Valine
nonpolar

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14
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Leu

A

Leucine
nonpolar

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15
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Ile

A

Isoleucine
nonpolar

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16
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Pro

A

Proline
nonpolar

17
Q

Phe

A

Phenylalanine
nonpolar

18
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Met

A

Methionine
nonpolar

19
Q

Trp

A

Tryptophan
nonpolar

20
Q

Cys

A

Cysteine
nonpolar

21
Q

Are polar amino acids hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

A

Hydrophilic

22
Q

Are non-polar amino acids hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

A

Hydrophobic

23
Q

Which amino acids have hydroxyl groups that can be phosphorylated which causes them to become negatively charged?

A

Ser, Thr, and Tyr

24
Q

Which amino acid can create a disulfide bond with itself?

25
Q

What is special about Pro?

A

its R group connects to the amine group which restricts rotation around the alpha carbon-amine bond
often appears in a turn of a beta sheet

26
Q

What is the start codon? Which amino acid does it code for?

A

AUG - codes for Methionine

27
Q

What are the 10 Nonpolar amino acids?

A

Glycine
Alanine
Valine
Cysteine
Proline
Leucine
Isoleucine
Methionine
Tryptophan
Phenylalanine

28
Q

What are the 5 Uncharged Polar amino acids?

A

Serine
Threonine
Tyrosine
Asparagine
Glutamine

29
Q

What are the 3 + charged polar amino acids?

A

Histidine
Lysine
Arginine

30
Q

What are the 2 - charged polar amino acids?

A

Glutamic Acid
Aspartic Acid

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